Note
This article applies to the following products:
- Imagine MyPath Math
- Imagine MyPath Reading
Imagine MyPath integrates with NWEA MAP Growth assessments to create individualized learning paths for students in math and reading. By leveraging NWEA data, Imagine MyPath determines each student's proficiency level and tailors their learning experience for targeted skill growth.
For an overview of the integration process, see Syncing third-party assessment scores with Imagine MyPath.
Important considerations
- NWEA assessment type: Imagine MyPath integrates with English-language versions of the NWEA MAP Growth assessments for Math and Reading. Course-specific tests, such as Algebra and Geometry, and non-English tests do not generate placements.
- Data sync timing: After students take a new NWEA assessment, it can take up to three days for placements in Imagine MyPath to update following the automated sync.
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Placement adjustments: Manually adjusting a student's placement overrides domain-specific configurations and sets a standard grade-level placement. However, if new NWEA MAP Growth data is imported and any domain score changes—or new domain information is available—Imagine MyPath creates a new, updated placement based on the latest NWEA results. This update happens even if the overall grade level does not change, because NWEA-informed placements are domain-specific and manual placements are not.
If you want to prevent new NWEA results from updating a student’s placement, you can lock the placement in the learning path settings.
Using NWEA MAP Growth with Imagine MyPath students
- Returning students: Placements from the previous school year are retained until new NWEA assessment results become available.
- New students: If students have not yet taken an NWEA assessment, you can manually place them to get started. When NWEA MAP Growth data is later synced, placements will update to reflect domain-level data provided by NWEA—unless placements are locked.
- Assessment data: Imagine MyPath automatically pulls NWEA results from assessments taken after July 1 of the current school year. For older results, contact your Imagine Learning Customer Success Manager.
Note
If you manually place students to get them started in Imagine MyPath while waiting for NWEA MAP Growth data to sync, placements will be updated to reflect the latest NWEA results as soon as domain scores become available. To prevent automatic updates from future NWEA assessments, you must lock the student's placement using the learning path settings.
For more information, visit Assessment and placement options in Imagine MyPath.